Automotive and commercial vehicle interiors supplier International Automotive Components (IAC, Luxembourg; www.iacgroup.com) has opened a 6,700 m² manufacturing facility that complements its current ...

Higher thermal and thermomechanical stability at temperatures above 385 C is the characteristic feature of the new "Hostaflon" PFA-N grades which supplement the previous product range of the fully ...

US polyester resins specialist AOC (Collierville, Tennessee; www.aoc-resins.com) has signed an agreement with BASF (Ludwigshafen / Germany; www.basf.com) for the exclusive manufacture of AOC’s ...

One of Europe´s major plastics converters, Hungary´s Pannonplast Industries Plc (HQ: H-1780 Budapest; www.pannonplast.hu) often stands somewhat outside the spotlight of western European media. Yet its ...

In the wake of the mega merger of TotalFina and Elf Aquitaine to form TotalFinaElf, the chemical divisions of the two companies have also been united and restructured – as is manifested by the new ...

Elf Atochem UK Ltd (Colthorp Way, Thatcham, Newbury, GB-Berkshire RG13 4LW) has announced that it is increasing capacity at its polystyrene plant in Stalybridge, Cheshire. Capacity for impact and ...

Setting the stage for further growth, Dutch masterbatch, pigments and additives producer QolorTech (Vaassen; www.qolortech.nl) has acquired the real estate next to its existing site in Vaassen. The ...

Preform producer LuxPET S.A. (L-4940 Bascharage; www.luxpet.com) shifted production to Bascharage / Luxembourg near the border with Belgium. The company, which is part of the Schoeller Wavin group, ...

Jürgen Dormann, chairman of Hoechst AG (D-69526 Frankfurt), has solved the problem of how he can shed the group´s remaining chemicals and polymers portfolio without having to tap the stock market or ...

Styron (Europe: Horgen / Switzerland; www.styron.com) has extended its EPS portfolio to include a series of “Sconapor” N EPS grades for packaging applications. Initially developed for thermal and ...

The Mecaplast group (MC-98014 Monaco; www.mecaplast.com) has acquired French plastics processor and automotive supplier Neyr Plastiques SA (F-01580 Izernore; www.neyr.com), which is threatened by ...

Composite One (Szigetszentmiklos / Hungary; www.compositeone.hu) said it will invest EUR 3.5m into a new plant for aviation components in Somogyvar, southwest of Lake Balaton. The ground-breaking ...